Readers have called this mystery "an engrossing read with a gutsy, likeable heroine"; they were "totally
immersed in the story and could not put the book down until they finished it."

Both novels are on the shelves at these bookstores in San Francisco:

Books Inc. on Chestnut Street in the
Marina; Browser Books on Fillmore Street (at Sacramento); and Alexander Book Co. at 50 Second Street (between Market and Mission
Streets).

Author of
commentaries in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin,
and other publications

Author of
articles on the law in a wide range of professional and mainstream publications

Author of
travel articles in the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Baltimore Sun, and the Raleigh
News & Observer

Some other info about me:

I'm a graduate of Harvard Law School
who has worked as a lawyer in the public interest and has also served as a federal judge’s law clerk, an arbitrator,
a law school professor, and a consultant on legal writing.I also spent several years at three Chicago
law firms.

I now focus primarily on writing.My writing has appeared
in a wide array of publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, The San
Francisco Daily Journal, the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, and a host of other professional and mainstream publications.I was the first editor of The Almanac of the Federal Judiciary, and my short story “Neglect” was
a winner in Chicago Lawyer magazine’s first annual fiction competition.

My Blog

In October 2012 I launched a blog, Susan Just Writes, focusing on "the passing scene." I've covered
issues like health, politics, law, travel, business, and fashion. Some posts are updated versions of commentaries published
elsewhere, but most posts are brand-new and highly topical. I add a new post to my blog at least once a month.

“You’re a lousy dentist!”November
1998 (focus: defamation), in the ADA Legal Adviser: A guide to the law for dentists, a monthly newsletter published by the
American Dental Association

The
high cost of getting old, August 1998 (focus: long-term care insurance), in the ADA Legal Adviser: A guide to
the law for dentists, a monthly newsletter published by the American Dental Association

One patient’s tale of trouble, November 1997 (focus: insurance
coverage), in the ADA Legal Adviser: A guide to the law for dentists, a monthly newsletter published by the American Dental
Association

Do you want a perfect
lawn or a healthy family? Pioneer Press Forum, May 30, 1996

Mozart and the Abuse of Women, Today’s Chicago Woman, April 1996

Granada Memories Will Live On (commentary), Chicago Sun-Times,
March 5, 1990

Business-Sponsored Mechanisms for Redress and Arbitration, in Staff Studies Prepared for the National Institute for Consumer
Justice (1973)

The Captive
Patient: The Treatment of Health Problems in American Prisons, 6 Clearinghouse Review 16 (May 1972), reprinted in Medical
and Health Care in Jails, Prisons, and Other Correctional Facilities: A Compilation of Standards and Materials (American
Medical Association, Commission on Correctional Facilities and Services, 1973)